It's advantage Kano Pillars so far with their 2nd position in the Npfl table, welcoming Enyimba who are placed 7th.
- Kano Pillars have the most points (34) at home in Npfl
- Enyimba have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Npfl
Kano Pillars and Enyimba should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Enyimba have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 2-6-7 (win-draw-loss) from 15 matches.
These teams have little in common geographically as Enyimba have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Kano Pillars form and stats
Home games in the Npfl have been a walk in the park for Kano Pillars so far, with 34 points won from 12 matches; 11 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. After failing to beat Enugu Rangers here at Sani Abacha Stadium, Pillars has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
Pillars are confident in defense, having played 236 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Pillars drew their last game, 0-0 away at Plateau United (placed 11th).
Ahead of that match, Kano Pillars won a home game hosting Nasarawa United (1-0).Pillars are traveling soon after this match as the Npfl match at Rivers United awaits in four days.
The Kano Pillars fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Pillars have only let in 2 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Enyimba form and stats
As the visiting team in Npfl matches, Enyimba have produced an overall stat of 4-2-5 so far.
Enyimba's last game was the home draw against Heartland (0-0).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Wikki Tourist with the score of 2-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Adamawa United in just four days.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Enyimba have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Enyimba - Pillars 2-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Pillars three wins, one draw and Enyimba six victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Kano Pillars missing players
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| Kano Pillars | Enyimba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 13 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 27 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 90% |
| 54% | 42% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 55% | 50% |
| 21% | 8% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 27% | 30% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 17% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 40% |
| 50% | 83% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 35% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 55% | 35% |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2.1 | 3.7 |
| 5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.4 | 8.7 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.3 | 7.2 | 8.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| 40% | 48% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 36% | 35% |
- Enyimba have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Enyimba have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Npfl
- Enyimba have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Kano Pillars have not yet lost a game at home.
- Kano Pillars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Kano Pillars have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Kano Pillars have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Npfl
- Kano Pillars have the most points (34) at home in Npfl
- Kano Pillars haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Akwa United | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 45 |
| 2 | Kano Pillars | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 45 |
| 3 | Nasarawa United | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 42 |
| 4 | Kwara United | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
| 5 | Rivers United | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Enugu Rangers | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 38 |
| 7 | Enyimba | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Lobi Stars | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | MFM | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 34 |
| 10 | Heartland | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 34 |
| 11 | Plateau United | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 33 |
| 12 | Akwa Starlets | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 20 | -8 | 33 |
| 13 | Abia Warriors | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 29 |
| 14 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -8 | 28 |
| 15 | Katsina United | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 25 | -11 | 25 |
| 16 | Wikki Tourist | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | Warri Wolves | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 22 | -10 | 24 |
| 18 | Sunshine Stars | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 21 |
| 19 | Ifeanyi Uba | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -11 | 21 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 20 | -18 | 16 |